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U.S. judge asks if ex-Trump aide Flynn should be held in contempt
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday signaled reluctance to allow the Justice Department to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn, tasking a retire...
May 13, 2020
U.S. Senate blocks bid to curb surveillance of Americans’ internet habits
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly blocked an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented law enforcement from collecting information on Americans' internet habi...
May 13, 2020
Trump says new Democratic stimulus proposal is dead on arrival
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival. Trump...
May 13, 2020
U.S. senators ask Trump spy chief nominee to clarify testimony on torture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee wrote to President Donald Trump's nominee for the top U.S. intelligence job on Wednesday seeking clarification of his views...
May 13, 2020
U.S. governors seek Washington aid to fight ‘red, white and blue’ pandemic
By Maria Caspani and Doina Chiacu NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Governors of the 50 U.S. states on Wednesday urged leaders in Washington to abandon partisanship and deliver relief to cities and stat...
May 13, 2020
U.S. House sets Friday vote on lawmaking by proxy during pandemic
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping...
May 13, 2020
Former Trump campaign aide Manafort released to home confinement: ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been released to serve his prison term at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, ABC News reported o...
May 13, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to hear presidential Electoral College dispute
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider a dispute involving whether "electors" in the complex Electoral College system that decides...
May 13, 2020
Democrat Ocasio-Cortez will serve on Biden’s climate change panel
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will serve on a panel helping Joe Biden develop climate policy, an aide to the congresswoman said, providing a prominent li...
May 12, 2020
Republican leads in California special election to U.S. Congress: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump, was ...
May 12, 2020
